Wish I could help you Kevin but I'm in a cold northeastern state and wouldn't have any idea. Just wanted to welcome you here.

other than most nurseries, there are some smaller orchid specialist vendors as well - though these keep moving - going out of business... Trader joes has a lot of inexpensive orchids, but rarely Cymb's - maybe the dwarf ones on occasion.

I found a very nice article about how northern California is perfect for cymbidiums. The article referenced an orchid society in Humboldt county.

https://www.humboldtorchids.org/

They have a grower/supplier list that may be helpful to you.

https://www.humboldtorchids.org/orchid_supplies.php

One more helpful link from Oakland. Currently by appointment only, but go for it!

http://www.orchidsfioridamore.com/

Wow, great list of suppliers, thanks! (Wow, the John Wooden ... ) Cyms aren't easy to find in the southern part either. (Though there is Mariposa in Lakewood, and Santyorchids dot com - Idk whether there is a shop.)

I am a new grower - I can grow them outdoors here just like any other container plant, in mostly indirect light. They do really well.

Oh, how interesting, kittymoonbeam! Which ones tend to have them - the Anaheim Indoor one?

That is not too far to drive for a good cym. I mean, I probably shouldn't be getting more of them, but, they bloom for so long. Thanks!

Goldenwest college swap meet on Sundays has the most orchids.

Also downtown LA near the fabric district has orchids super reasonable. I would not stay past 4 pm though. Otherwise it feels fine to walk about.

Ooooh, thanks, kittymoonbeam for the super hot tips!! It is odd to me that these aren't around more places, they are such a fantastic plant.

My new one is about to flower, it's exciting.

I never saw cymbydium orchids sold locally. I bought one last year from ebay which was a tiny plant with 2 pseudo bulbs. Now it grown to 4 but i have no idea how long to wait till bloom.

I've bought them for cheap at Home Depot in Marina Del Rey. They had a very good selection when I went there. November through February is when they have the most varieties blooming. I keep them in my back yard, but a lot of people plant them in the ground in the front yards. I keep some in pots so that I can bring them indoors when they bloom.